PM leaves for Uzbekistan to attend SCO-CHS meeting

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).    

The Prime Minister will be participating in the SCO-CHS on the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who would chair the meeting.

Leaders of SCO members and observer states as well as heads of SCO organizations and other special guests would attend the meeting.

At the forthcoming event, the SCO leaders will deliberate on important global and regional issues, including climate change, food security energy security, and sustainable supply chains.

They would also approve agreements and documents that would chart the future direction of cooperation among SCO member states.  

Besides attending the summit, the Prime Minister would hold bilateral meetings with other participating leaders on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of State meeting.  

Since becoming full member of SCO in 2017, Pakistan has been actively contributing towards advancing Organization’s core objectives through its participation in various SCO mechanisms.

Before embarking upon a visit to Uzbekistan, in his tweets today, the premier said the SCO vision represents the aspirations of forty percent of world population.  

He said the SCO has a great potential to chart a way forward at a time of deeply worrying transformation in the geo-political and geo-economic fields.

Reiterating Pakistan's commitment to Shanghai Spirit, the Prime Minister said mutual respect and trust can be the bedrock of shared development and prosperity.

Pakistan reiterates its commitment to 'Shanghai Spirit'. Mutual respect & trust can be the bedrock of shared development & prosperity. The SCO has a great potential to chart a way forward at a time of deeply worrying transformation in the geo-political & geo-economic fields.

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 15, 2022